When You Are Solving a Problem, If You Divide the Problem

question 203

Multiple Choice

When you are solving a problem, if you divide the problem into sub-problems and solve these one at a time, approaching the goal step by step, you are employing

• A) an analogy.
• B) a mental set.
• C) a means-end analysis.
• D) an algorithm.

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Definitions:

Cultural Relativism

The principle that an individual's beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual's own culture, emphasizing that no culture is superior to another.

Social Dominance Orientation

A theory describing an individual's level of preference for inequality among social groups, with higher levels indicating a preference for hierarchy and dominance over lower-status groups.

Robbers Cave Study

A famous social psychology experiment by Muzafer Sherif that demonstrated how group conflict can arise from competition for resources and be reduced through cooperative tasks.

Shared Threat

A situation in which a group of individuals or entities face a common danger, which can lead to increased cohesion and cooperation.